Nadhim Zahawi: Last week confirmed that Corbyn’s Labour is now a serious threat to our national security

This is at a time when when Russia has become more aggressive, North Korea has tested a new nuclear device, and Iran may also do so soon.

Corbyn’s unprofessionalism seems wonderful to his supporters

The Labour leader will be quite difficult to get rid of, for the more he rejects the monied, managerial, Blairite style of politics, the better his followers will like him.

Is Zac a politician?

Win or lose, the London Mayoral candidate now needs to show the message discipline of a conventional candidate…without losing his individualist charm.

Iain Dale: As this new year begins, I gaze again into my crystal balls

Plus: Loathsome Winston McKenzie. Alex Salmond, Thatcher fan. The indestructible Keith Vaz. And: my interview with Charles Moore is well worth a listen.

Can we have an Opposition, please?

Corbyn’s farce may be good for the Conservative leadership – and fun for this site – but it is thoroughly bad for Britain.

Daniel Hannan: Has the rise of Trump proved me wrong on open primaries?

Carswell and I predicted that the internet would finish off top-down politics, but I still find it weird when it actually happens.

WATCH: Love’s Labour’s Lost? Cameron mocks Corbyn with a tribute to Shakespeare

The Prime Minister wondered if the Opposition’s reshuffle might run on into a Twelfth Night.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Cameron treats Corbyn with superfluous rudeness

The Labour Leader got through by sticking with grim determination to the floods.

Female Labour MPs, not Blairites, could end up bringing down Corbyn

There is a growing sense that he is a “low-level misogynist”. And that many of his allies are even worse.

Floods, what floods? Grab this chance to visit the wonderful city of York

Rather than sit around blaming the Government for their troubles, the people of the city are repairing their houses and businesses.

James Horrax: Corbyn and Trump are damaging their own parties. Let’s not make the same mistake.

We must handle the coming EU referendum and leadership election with decency, tolerance and unity of purpose.

Labour’s moderates joined the Shadow Cabinet to try to make things better, but they have failed

It would be better to quit on their own terms than sit on death row, waiting for the reshuffle axe to fall.

The return of opinion polling

Newspapers are stuffed with polls about Europe and Corbyn. Have they forgotten the lessons of the general election? Or have things changed?

Corbyn proposes to make policy by echo

Consulting members is very important, but so are elected representatives, independent experts and public polling. Labour’s leader is trying to shut the latter out.

Iain Dale: Prat. Gaffe. Scoop. And Treacherous Bastard. My End of Year Awards.

Plus: Thank you for the three bottles of vintage wine…but you forgot to enclose a note with your name. Christmas, eh?